| Product Type |
Single-lens reflex Live View digital camera with interchangeable lens system |
| Memory |
CompactFlash Type I/II, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (Dual-Slot) |
| Sensor Size |
17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V) |
| Lens mount |
Four Thirds Mount |
| Effective Pixels number |
10 million pixels |
| Product type |
Live MOS Sensor |
| Total no. of effective pixels |
Approx. 11.8 million pixels |
| Aspect ratio |
1.33 (4 3) |
| Filter array |
Primary color filter (RGB) |
| LPF |
Fixed type |
| IR cut filter |
Hybrid type |
| Dust reduction |
Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor) |
| Recording format |
DCF, DPOF compatible/Exif, PRINT Image Matching III |
| File format |
RAW (12-bit), JPEG, RAW+JPEG |
| Recording image size |
[RAW] 3648 x 2736 pixels; [JPEG] 3648 x 2736 pixels - 640 x 480 pixels |
| File size |
RAW 3648 x 2736 compressed Approx. 11MB; Large 3648 x 2736 Super fine (1/2.7 compressed) Approx. 6.8MB; 3648 x 2736 Fine (1/4 compressed) Approx. 4.7MB; 3648 x 2736 Normal (1/8 compressed) Approx. 2.2MB; 3648 x 2736 Basic (1/12 compressed) Approx. 1.5MB |
| Product type |
Eye-level single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Field of view |
Approx. 95% |
| Viewfinder magnification |
Approx.0.92x (-1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity) |
| Eye point |
Approx. 14 mm (-1m-1) |
| Diopter adjustment range |
-3.0 - +1m-1 |
| Focusing screen |
Fixed (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat screen) |
| Eyepiece shutter |
Eye piece cap EP-4 supplied |
| Eye cup |
Interchangeable type EP-5/6/7, EP-5 supplied (Magnifier Eyecup ME-1 is available) |
| Preview |
Can be checked (when Left arrow pad is set in preview mode),; selectable from the optical viewfinder or rear-mounted LCD monitor |
| View finder information |
Aperture value, Shutter speed, Record mode, AF confirmation mark, Flash, WB, AE lock, Number of storable still images, Exposure compensation value, Metering mode, Battery warning, Exposure mode, AF frame (super impose) |
| Live View |
Live MOS Sensor for still picture shooting is used, 100% field of view, Exposure adjustment pre-view, White balance adjustment pre-view, Gradation setting pre-view, Face detection pre-view, Perfect shot pre-view, Grid line displayable, 7x/10x magnification possible, MF/S-AF, AF frame display, AF point display, Shooting information, Histogram, Heat warning. |
| AF |
Phase -difference detection system, Contrast detection system |
| Product type |
HyperCrystal II LCD (semi-transmissive TFT color LCD) |
| Size |
2.7 inches |
| Total no. of pixels |
Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| Playback field of view |
100% |
| Brightness control |
15 levels |
| Color Balance |
15 levels |
| AF system |
TTL phase-difference detection system, Contrast detection system (with 25mm f2.8, 14-42mm f3.5-5.6, 40-150mm f4.0-5.6) |
| Focus mode |
Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / C-AF + MF |
| Focusing point |
3-point multiple AF (Auto, selectable in option) |
| Focusing point selection |
Auto/Option selectable |
| AF luminance range |
EV 0 to 19 (at 20, ISO 100) |
| AF illuminator |
Built-in flash (external flash available. Inactivation is available to set.) |
| AF lock |
Locked at first position of Shutter button in Single AF mode / AEL button (customizable) |
| Focus tracking |
Interlocked with Continuous AF mode |
| Focus aid |
Available |
| Metering system |
TTL open-aperture metering system; (1) Digital ESP metering (49-point multi pattern metering) (2) Centre weighted average metering; (3) Spot metering (approx. 1% for the viewfinder screen) (4) Spot with Highlight control; (5) Spot with Shadow control |
| Metering range |
EV 1 - 20 (Digital ESP metering, Centre weighted average metering, Spot metering); (At normal temperature, 50mm f2, ISO 100) |
| Exposure mode |
(1) Auto (2) P Program AE (Program shift can be performed) (3) A Aperture priority AE (4) S Shutter priority AE (5) M Manual (6) Scene program AE (7) Scene select AE |
| Scene program AE |
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night + Portrait |
| Scene select AE |
Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Night Scene, Night + Portrait, Children, Sport, High Key, Low Key, Digital Image Stabilization, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Panorama* (* Available with the Olympus xD-Picture Card), Beach & Snow |
| ISO sensitivity |
AUTO (ISO 100 - 1600) / Manual (ISO 100 - 1600), 1 EV steps |
| Exposure compensation |
±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable |
| AE lock |
Locked by first position of Shutter button / AEL button (customizable) |
| Exposure bracketing |
3 frames in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1EV steps selectable |
| Auto WB system |
Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor |
| Preset white balance |
8 settings (3000K - 7500K) Lamp (3000K), Fluorescent 1 (4000K), Fluorescent 2 (4500K), Fluorescent 3 (6600K), Daylight (5300K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade (7500K) |
| White balance compensation |
±7 steps in each A-B/G-M axis (in Auto WB/Preset WB mode) |
| Custom white balance |
1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K - 14000K) |
| One-touch white balance |
1 custom setting can be registered |
| Color matrix |
sRGB, Adobe RGB |
| Mode |
Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone (default setting Natural) |
| Adjustment parameter |
Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation level available in 5 steps for Vivid, Natural, Muted and Portrait; Contrast and Sharpness level available in 5 steps for Monotone |
| Filter effect |
Yellow, Orange, Red or Green filter available for Monotone |
| Picture tone |
Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green tone available for Monotone |
| Gradation |
4 levels (Auto, high key, normal, low key) |
| Product type |
Computerized focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speed |
Auto mode 2 - 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings), P(Ps), S, A, M mode 60 - 1/4000 sec. (Bulb up to 8 min. with limiter), Scene program/Scene select mode 4 - 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings) 1/3EV steps |
| Self-timer |
Operation time 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available) |
| Remote cable release |
Available (with optional RM-UC1 Remote cable.) |
| Optical remote control |
Operation time 2 sec., 0 sec., bulb control available (with optional RM-1 remote control) |
| Anti shock mode |
Available (1 to 30sec selectable) |
| Drive mode |
Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting, Self-timer, Remote control |
| Sequential shooting speed |
Approx. 3.5 frames/sec. |
| Max. recordable pictures |
RAW mode Max. 6 frames |
| on sequential shooting |
JPEG mode Depends on compression ratio and no. of pixels (LN mode approx. upto card capacity with SanDisk Extreme III TBD) |
